Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1887-02-03
One Dollar Per Year.
PlTH AND POINT,


"A new book is entitled "The Key
hole Country" 1t is undoubtedly full
of conversations accidentally over
heard.
-She-I think any man ought to be
able to support woman. He-Well,
don't know about that; some women
are insupportable, you know Wash
ington Globe
Zone Hundred Years. is the title
of a new Thanksgiving poem. 1t is a
terribly long sentence, but after read
ing the poem we are convinced that the
poet deserved it.-Burdette.
Some fireman, somewhere, evident
ly smitten with somebody, gave the fol-
lowing toast: Cupid and his torch, the
only incendiary that can kindle flame
which the engines can not quench. ;"
--Gus-Have you put the. important
question to old Moneybags' daughter,
JackP Jack-No. l hear there is
prior attachment there. Gus-You
don't say so? Jack-Yes, the sheriff
has attached every thing the old man
owns.--M Y San.
Professor Ito students)-Pray, 90
on smoking, it doesn't annoy me in the
least; on the contrary, like to see 9TH
ers enjoy it. 1t is the same with to-
bacco as with hay / don't cat any my
self, but | am delighted to watch others
enjoying it.-N Y. Telegram.
Servant Ito woman at the door)-
The mistress was taken very ill last
night and can't see anyone. Them's
nv orders. Woman-Yes. viii you
please say that Miss S., the dressmaker.
is at the door? Servant (after brief
absence)-You are to walk up stairs,
mum.-N Y. Herald.
If he had mind
The dude he would go accounting,
Then said mis- mamma kind
"You must not go" and he answered,
"Tll go il l have q mind"
The mother smiled serenely,
Then said, in accents low,
"If that is the case my darling,
You certainly will not CO."
-"Well," said the persevering gov.
erness, 81 will put it in another shape:
If it takes one servant nine hours to do
the entire housework of u family, how
long will it take three servants to do
itpf Little Nell-Oh, l can answer
that! l heard mamma speak of it this
very morning. Teacher-~Well, how
long will it take them? Little Nellie
Three times as long.--M Y Graphic.
Mr.. Minks-I met an old school
mate to-day for the first time in forty
years and we had grand talk about
old times. Mrs. Minks-It was man,
| suppose. 80! yes, and as long as
I've lived never saw such a perfect
example of contentment and earthly
happiness as he is" "Did he marry
any one know?" "No, he never mar
ried, Omaha World.
--Bagley (who has just been intro
duced) d)-Colonel Trump, of the Hog
town Hoooler? Happy to meet you. My
wife sent several poems to the HoWter
in earlier years. They never appeared,
believe. Colonel Trump-Possibly
not. You see, am compelled to send
back or destroy interesting matter
every day; i receive so much. Bagley
Indeed! Why don't you put some Of
it in the HoOler occasionallyP-Phita-
delphia Call.
-Sweetly explained wish I was
a STAR" he said, smiling at his own po-
etic fancy. 81 would rather you were
q comet" she said, dreamily. His
heart beat tumultuously. "And why?"
he asked tenderly, at the same time
taking her unresisting little hands in
his own. "And whyp" he repeated i'm
periously. "Oh," she said, with a
brooding earnestness that fell upon his
soul like bare feet on a cold oil-cloth,
"beeause then you would come round
only once every fifteen hundred years, !"
N. Y. Ledger.